TENANCIES

Q 1

Advanced search helps in finding items or meaning of the words in the entire dictionary text. The ability to retrieve the information need is easy as the advanced searches and refined search strategies allow for the search of words that occur near each other. It involves simple steps that are easy to find even when one is new to the world of advanced search (Evans, 2004). It starts with opening the advanced search page which is usually under the search box. It appears at the center of the homepage or at the top of the page. The next easy step is typing in the word or the phrase in the search box followed by clicking on the search. The results of the search are displayed.

The ability to retrieve the information is important to the landlord-tenant relationship as it helps in understanding some of the complex words used in the contract. They are unfamiliar to the tenants in most cases and therefore creates a group for the tenant to know what the words entail as it provides more information in a simpler language that is understandable. They also help in knowing the rights and obligation as a tenant and the duties that the landlords owe in the contract (Evans, 2004).  It outlines the responsibilities of the landlord and the tenant that are around the ground of the property such as the lawns and the gardens. They are also used for notifying the end of a tenancy as well as forms and templates of a residential tenancy agreement (Evans, 2004).

The refined strategies I used for the research entailed first using a credible advanced search. Depending on the state of occupation between the landlord and the tenant I used the country’s name on the search engine in order to remove impurities in the results from other countries in order to come up with the right results. I also used scholarly domains in order to have a refined search strategy as it eliminated the less credible sources. Refined search strategies provide an easy way of retrieving documents of queries promptly in order to provide necessary information that facilitates understanding of tenancies contract. Document retrieval through the search is done through formal statement queries. The informational need arises between both landlord and tenant as it provides necessary information that most clients requires that facilitate a healthy relationship between the two.

Q2

Tenancy in common refers to ownership of property by two or more individuals who may freely transfer their interest and upon death, a tenant does not have the rights to transfer the rights to other or others. Tenancy at will refers to a property owned by an individual who is not the landlord upon which the landlord has the right to terminate a tenancy at free will (Hallenborg & Stewart, 2003). In New York tenancy in common statute states that an individual holds a certain percentage of the property. The law further states that where unrelated individuals own property together and do not state the ownership type then the law presumes a tenancy in common. Statutes of tenancy at will in New York states that where there was a monthly rental agreement the landlord should also provide a notice of the same unless the agreement provides for a shorter provision (Hallenborg & Stewart, 2003). Tenancy in common in Pennsylvania refers to the ownership of property of two or more people who are not formally husband and wife (Bellairs et al, 2002). If a tenant dies the interest passes on to their heir. Tenancy at will statute in Pennsylvania states that an eviction process by the landlord should have 10 days in a notice in order to give the tenant time. This tenancy allows a tenant to take up the responsibility of the property though they have no right to transact on behalf of the landlord (Bellairs et al, 2002).

Reference

Bellairs, T. J., Helsel, J. L., Goldsmith, J. L., Skindzier, J., & Bellairs, H. J. (2002). Modern real estate practice in Pennsylvania. Chicago, IL: Dearborn Real Estate Education.

Evans, E. (2004). Domain-driven design: Tackling complexity in the heart of software. Boston: Addison-Wesley.

Hallenborg, M. A., & Stewart, M. (2003). New York landlord's law book. Berkeley, CA: Nolo.